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The archaeological find is being displayed at the Archaeological Museum of Florence (Museo Archeologico Nazionale of Florence), it was found in the Cortona area (south of Florence) and dates to the 4th century BC. It certainly originated from a Greek workshop in Southern Ιtaly since it presents all these technical characteristics of Greek school of […]
Τhe pair of greaves have been modeled on the basis of the original ancient greaves, today are being exhibited at the Aiges Museum( North Greece) and dated back to the middle 4th century BC. They were part of the rich findings of Phillip’s tomb. Their general muscular form ＆ shape follow the artistic imperatives of […]
Hephaestus Workshop Τhe original artifact is being displayed on Metropolitan Museum of New York ( (Credit Line: Gift of Estée Lauder Inc., 1992.Accession Number: 1992.180.3).It originated from South Italy (Apulia, 4th century BC) and bears all the characteristic anatomical features of a Greek muscle breastplate of that era.The body tries to imitate the torso of a middle […]
This pair of greaves (“κνημίδες” – ” – knemides in Greek – stems from the word “κνήμη” or shin) was found almost intact in a grave in the region of Montagno di Marzo in Sicily. It is characterized by high plasticity and muscularity.Greaves were an essential component of hoplite panoplies during the Archaic, Classical and […]
Ankle guard is a rare defensive device of the Archaic period which protect the area of the “Achilles” tendon.Each of the anatomical guard is being consisted by one hammered sheet of bronze able to “wrap” around the ankle bones. Internally accommodate soft backing of wool and textile. A high sophisticated device with a high degree […]
he archaeological find is being displayed at the Archaeological Museum of Florence (Museo Archeologico Nazionale of Florence), it was found in the Cortona area (south of Florence) and dates to the 4th century BC. It certainly originated from a Greek workshop in Southern Ιtaly since it presents all these technical characteristics of Greek school of […]
The original cuirass (accession number: 2017.228a-d) is displayed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York (United States of America). It is an exquisite example of a muscular Etruscan torso from central Italy (Vulci archaeological site). The thorax is characterized by its particular anatomy and specifically by the narrowness of its thoracic surface, […]
The original torso was displayed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York (MET), in the Hall of Greco-Roman Antiquities. Obviously, it is a well-preserved muscular torso probably dated back to the 5th century BC. The cuirass is being belonging to a private collector, unfortunately there is no more information available about it. From […]
The recreation has been based on a mostly intact archaeological find from the Apulia (“Magna Graecia”) region in Italy,it’s represents a high level of aesthetics and practicality.Most probably made in a Greek workshop between 4th-3th century BC and today it is on display in the British Museum of London (Βritish Museum:2846) . The breast plate […]
The original artfact originated c from Southern Italy,it has been dated between 340-330 BC and definitely comes from a Greek workshop “Magna Graecia”. Today it being exhibited in the Netherlands, specifically in the Archaeological Museum of Leiden (National Museum of Antiquities, The Netherlands). The cuirass is being consisted by two separate bronze pieces, the pectoral […]
The recreation it has been based on two red figure paint depictions. The torso and “pteryges” rely on the work of “Eretrian Painter” (425-400 BC), a skillful Greek Attic red-figure vase painter.The particular red figure vase (Red-faced “Kantharus”) depicting an hoplite of his era wearing a composite thorax is being displayed at Museo Pomarici Santomaci […]
The sword is been made from steel , its length is 65 cm and weights 1.3 kilograms. It is a generic version of the wide spread swords used by the Greek armies during the Archaic,Classical and Hellenistic period.The blade has a leaf like overal shape, for the handle has been used Attica’s indigenious yew wood.
The numerous Greek colonies that flourished in Italy established what is known as the “Magna Graecia” (Greater Greece), modern day Sicily, Calabria, Apulia, and Salento. The bronze muscle cuirass typology, an indigenous Greek innovation, was introduced to the Latins, adopted and remained in use many centuries. Τhe thorax is a shortened version of the typical […]
The cuirass is being consisted by two separate bronze pieces, the pectoral and the dorsal plate (around 1,2mm thickness) and has been modeled in a way which imitate the anatomical idealistic elements of an athletic male physique.The particular built bronze torso includes light anatomical features:pectoral muscles, abdominal muscles, elaborate navel and inset nipples. Τhe general […]
The muscle cuirass is inspired by the famous statue of “Farnese Hercules” which was excavated in the Baths of Caracalla in Rome and dates back to 216 AD , made by Greek sculptor named “Glykon”. It is a marble copy of an older classical bronze statue attributed to sculptor Lysippos (4th century BC,Sicyon) himself or […]
Alexander the Great is probably the most known persona of Greek history. His small innovative army and the tactics that invented and applied in the military fields made possible the unachievable, the complete conquest of the till then known world ( From the Greek mainland to Western India, creating the unified Hellenistic Oikoumeni). One of […]
The linothorax armor has been inspired from a depiction of a stone seal found in Phoenicia (5th century BC). It represents a figure of a hoplite wearing defensive equipment of Greek typology i.e. a Corinthian Helmet of the Classical period and characteristic anatomical one piece greaves. The study of the depiction reveals that the body […]
Τhe set has been based on a bronze Spartan hoplite figurine found in the Temple of Apollo in todays village Longa in Messinia(Peloponnese,Greece) , it was excavated back to 1915. The find was dated at the middle of the 6th century BC (540-520 BC) and according to the archaeologists during the period when the statuette […]
Military Saints is a common representative art theme in every Eastern Orthodox project of religious (decoration of menologia, psalters, minitures, frescoes,manuscripts) ) or secular iconography(numismatics,seals). Almost in every Church in Eastern Europe(Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria,Ukraine, Greece,South Italy) &Eastern Mediterranean (Turkey, Syria, Armenia,South Italy, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia etc. ) can been traced frescoes or icons of […]
Τhe linen cuirass or linothorax appeared in representative Greek art at least from the beginning of the 6th century BC. Its characteristic shape make it an iconic armor of Ancient Greek warfare. There are numerous paintings of hoplites wearing this type of armor in red figure vases, a fact which reflects its widespread popularity mainly […]
Τhe thorax has been inspired by the wall murals of Macedonian tombs at Lefkadia region (between Mieza and Pella, North Greece).It follows the generic outline of a Linothorax torso, it being consisted by torso, pteryges (“πτέρυγες”) and epomides (“επωμίδες”) constructed exclusively from thick leather. At the frontal parts of the red painted epomides two stylize […]
Archaic Corinthian Helmet (6th -5th century BC) made of one piece of copper alloy plate (60 cm in diameter and 1.2 mm thickness). The shaping was done in a traditional way (hot raising) without the use of modern machines etc, only with the usage of hammers and anvils. After thousands of hammer blows( in different […]
Τhe armor it follows the generic outline of a Linothorax torso, it being consisted by torso, pteryges (πτέρυγες) and epomides (επωμίδες) constructed exclusively from thick waxed leather. The epomides and the torso parts are being consisted by a thick layer of leather partially stitched up together with bronze elements (scales) creating a high durable surface […]
A helmet based on various archaeological finds and paintings of Mycenaean Period (Late Bronze Age period of Greece, 15th -11th century BC). It have been made by bronze sheets.Two crests (radial and top) with woolen tufts and a pair of natural horns on the sides complete the decoration of the helmet. A pair of cheek […]
The thorax follows the common generic outline of a Linothorax torso, it being consisted by torso, pteryges (πτέρυγες) and epomides (επωμίδες) constructed exclusively from thick waxed leather. The epomides and the torso parts are being consisted by a thick layer of leather creating a high durable surface able to stop a variety of incoming threats […]
The original artifact is being displayed in Archaelogical Museum of Nauplio( Greece) . The helmet belong to Sub Mycenaean era (1050-1025BC) , it was found at tomb XXVIII and is being cnsidered one of the few full bronze Mycenaean helmet speciment survived till present days. It is being consisted by five pieces. The cheak guards […]
Hoplite round “Aspis” (Ασπίς) became an integral part of the Ancient Greek warfare during the City state period (8th -4th century BC).It appears in numerous artistic depictions in Greek art (e.g vases, sculptures) and even entire specimens are being displayed at Archaeological Museums.Undoubtedly is being consisted the biggest and the most recognizable part of hoplite […]
Armor plays an essential role in the Iliad plot. Homer devotes some 470 verses in his description of Achilles’ brilliant panoply, handcrafted by Hephaestus (Vulcan) – the Greek god of fire and metallurgy – on order from Achilles’ mother, Thetis. The Trojan War battlefield is replete with homerian Heroes, direct descendants of powerful gods and […]
a warrior” in Greek) literally means linen breastplate and denotes a warrior “wearing a breastplate of linen”. The earliest attested account of a linothorax used in battle is recorded and described briefly in Book 2 of Homer’s Iliad (2.529 and 2.830) as worn by Ajax the Lesser, as cited by Xenophon the Athenian. It is […]
In May 334BC, Alexander the Great and his army (around 37.000 shoulders) defeats the Persian Satraps of Asia Minor (around 30.000 troops), including the Greek mercenaries of Memnon of Rhodes, at the Battle of Granicus River, in northwestern Asia Minor, near the site of Troy. This very battle opened the way to the heart lands of Persian […]
The recreated thorax have been based to a magnificent intact specimen of Greek artistry ( developed aesthetically more as a sculpture than an armor) dated to 5-4th century B.C.( Sotheby’s gallery. B.C. Holland/Objects Inc., Chicago, inv. no. D80-1-14). The cuirass is being consisted by two separate bronze pieces, the pectoral and the dorsal plate (around […]
The legendary king Odysseus, the son of Laertes of Ithaca was a one of the central heroes of Iliad and undeniably the main protagonist of Homer’s epic poem, the “Odyssey”. He obliged to join he Achaean expedition against the Troy leaving behind his beloved wife Penelope and his son Telemachus knowing that he will return […]
Alexander the Great is probably the most known persona of Greek history. His small innovative army and the tactics that invented and applied in the military fields made possible the unachievable, the complete conquest of the till then known world.
Linothorax (“λινοθώραξ” in Greek) literally means linen breastplate and denotes a warrior” in Greek) literally means linen breastplate and denotes a warrior “wearing a breastplate of linen”. The earliest attested account of a linothorax used in battle is recorded and described briefly in Book 2 of Homer’s Iliad (2.529 and 2.830) as worn by Ajax […]
In 1967, an ancient shipwreck was found in the shallows off the coast of Almuñécar in Andalucia, Spain (near Cueva del Jarro). Among the findings, at a depth of 25 meters, was a bronze breastplate styled after the Greek fashion. After restoration the piece is currently displayed in the provincial Archaelogical Museum of Granada. Until […]
The Corinthian helmet is the most iconic defensive gear of classical antiquity. Pictorial representations during the Archaic and Classical period are ubiquitous and encountered in every means of artistic expression: sculptures, vase paintings (especially portrayed on Corinthian vases), frescoes, literature etc. Corinthian helmets begin to make their appearance during to first quarter of the 7th […]
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Μυώδης θώρακας από φύλλα μπρούτζου, κατασκευασμένος με εν θερμώ παραδοσιακή σφυρηλάτηση.
Σύνθετο κράνος Κορινθιακού τύπου αποτελούμενο από φολιδωτή οροφή, μάσκα με πτυσσόμενες παραγναθίδες και εντυπωσιακό λοφίο.
Very few intact archaeological examples of metal leg protection from the ancient Greek world have been preserved to the present day. The best intact pair of guards are currently displayed at the British Museum. They were excavated near Ruvo di Puglia in the Apulia region of southern Italy, and most probably were made in a […]
Ο θώρακας βρέθηκε ανάμεσα στα άλλα κτερίσματα του σπουδαιότερου από τους Μακεδονικούς Τάφους της Μεγάλης Τούμπας στην Βεργίνα κατά την ανασκαφή του καθηγητή Μανώλη Ανδρόνικου το 1977 μ.Χ.
Σύνθετη πανοπλία Κλασσικής εποχής τύπου Λινοθώρακα. Αποτελείται από οργανικά υλικά καθώς και μεταλλικά στοιχεία χαλκού και μπρούτζου.
To κράνος αποτελείται από μπρούτζινο προσωπείο με Αρχαϊκή ανάπτυξη, έχει σφυρηλατηθεί από ένα μονοκόμματο φύλλο μπρούτζου.
The numerous Greek colonies that flourished in Italy established what is known as the “Magna Graecia” (Greater Greece), modern day Sicily, Calabria, Apulia, and Salento. These city colonies were not just important trade centers but also halted the expansion of the Phoenicians from African Carthage and were to prove very influential in determining the political, […]
Εντυπωσιακό Ολομεταλλικό σύνολο Μυκηναϊκής Πανοπλίας του 15ου π.Χ αιώνα βασισμένο στην μοναδική σωζόμενη πανοπλία της εποχής του Μπρούτζου, γνωστή και ως “Πανοπλία των Δενδρών” η οποία εκτίθεται στο Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Ναυπλίου.
Agamemnon, son of King Atreus, mighty King of Mycenae, commanded the united army of Achaeans that sailed to Troy. The expedition, ostensibly to avenge the abduction of Helen by the Trojan Prince Paris, was probably a strategic move to control the straits to the Black Sea. Agamemnon’s battlefield achievements and heroic deeds can only be […]
Η πανοπλία αποτελείται από 400 περίπου μπρούτζινα ελάσματα με στρογγυλή απόληξη και έκτυπη νεύρωση στο μέσο τους για αύξηση της μηχανικής αντοχής τους.
As it is currently accepted, the linen cuirass or linothorax appeared in representative Greek art from the beginning of the 6th century BC. Its characteristic shape make it the second more recognizable armour of Greek warfare after the bell and muscled cuirass. There are numerous paintings of hoplites wearing this type of armor in red […]
Η συγκεκριμένη κατηγορία Βυζαντινών πανοπλιών εμφανίζεται από τις αρχές του 9ου μ.Χ αιώνα για να καθιερωθούν στις επόμενες δεκαετίες ως την κύρια τυπολογία Πανοπλιών.
Βυζαντινός φολιδωτός Θώρακας 9ου-15ου αιώνα. Οι φολιδωτοί θώρακες ήταν παραδοσιακοί στους στρατούς της μέσης Ανατολής.
The study of medieval armors of the Eastern Roman Empire (9th – 15th century AD) is an exciting experience. As we said repeatedly, contemporary Greeks have ostentatiously forgotten this rich tradition of art even though they make eye contact with byzantine armors at a quasi-daily rate through church murals and icons. On this one, in […]
Mycenaean full armor of composite construction (15th – 13th century BC). It consists of two types of sizeable epaulets, the thorax armor and the protection of the lower limbs.
Ο Θώρακας αποτελεί ένα μνημείο γλυπτικής σε φύλλο μπρούτζου επεξεργασμένο με παραδοσιακή σφυρηλάτηση και πιθανότητα αποτελεί το αρτιότερο έργο παραδοσιακής μεταλλουργίας της σύγχρονης Ελλάδος.
Μυώδης θώρακας κατασκευασμένος από σφυρηλατημένο έλασμα μπρούτζο 1,5 χιλιοστών. Αποτελείται από δύο μέρη, το εμπρόσθιο θωρακικό τμήμα και το ραχιαίο οπίσθιο τμήμα.
Θώρακας κατασκευσμένος από παχύ δέρμα 5 χιλιοστών. Ακολουθεί το κλασσικό σχήμα της τυπολογίας του Λινοθώρακα.
Till today, the Dendra armor remains the oldest intact full-set of body armor of human history, representing in a unique way the Bronze Age military technological achievements.
Experimental reconstruction of the Klivanion of St. Nestorius, based on a fresco from the Church of St. Nicholas, Kastoria, Greece. The construction of this armor makes use of natural only materials including leather, copper and bronze plates.
This reconstruction was based on icon depicting the Saints George and Theodore and dates to the first half of the 11th century.
Klivanion of Theodore Stratelates, of composite laminated construction.
Based on miniature folio 213v of the so-called "Skylitzes manuscript" ("Madrid Skylitzes"). The miniature depicts the episode of George Maniakes and Stephan after the battle of Troina in Sicily.
Lathe made shields consisted by numerous glued parallel wooden planks. Externally have been drawn with insignia & emblems of the Macedonian Dynasties. Handles and suspension leather mechanism have been settled to the back surface. Painting by Basileios Stamos.
Heavy structured composite body armor. The major difference in comparison with Linothotax is the replacement of any textile material with leather substratum.
Reconstruction of Athenian complete composite armor set dated back to the beginning of the 5th century BC inspired from various artistic depictions of Athenian red figure potteries. Named by the Athenian general Callimachus who actively participated and eventually lost his life during the last phase of Marathon battle against the Persian troops (490 BC).
Τhe thorax has been inspired by the wall murals of Macedonian family tomb “Lyson and Kallikles” at Lefkadia region (between Mieza and Pella)
Ανακατασκευή λινοθώρακα με σιδερένιες φολίδες. Ο θώρακας φέρει πάνω από 1500 σιδερένιες φολίδες που καλύπτουν όλα τα μέρη της πανοπλίας, τις επωμίδες, τον κορμό και τις πτέρυγες. Η χρήση σιδήρου για φολίδες ήταν εναλλακτική πρακτική της χρήσεως πολύτιμων μετάλλων δηλαδή μπρούτζου και χαλκού αλλά καθόλου υποδεέστερη όσον αφορά την παρεχόμενη προστασία. Η πρόσδεσή του στο […]
Ανακατασκευή λινοθώρακα βαρέως τύπου εμπνευσμένη από ζωγραφική απεικόνιση του 5ου π.Χ αιώνα. Αποτελείται από περίπου 2000 σφυρηλατημένες μπρούτζινες φολίδες στερεωμένες κατάλληλα σε υπόστρωμα λινού υφάσματος. Οι επωμίδες, ο κορμός όσο και οι πτέρυγες έχουν επενδυθεί εξ’ολοκλήρου με μεταλλικά ελάσματα προσφέροντας πολύ υψηλό επίπεδο προστασίας. Χαρακτηριστική κατασκευαστική ιδιομορφία είναι η φορά των φολίδων του κύριου κορμού […]
Πειραματική ανακατασκευή βαρέως τύπου λινοθώρακα του 5ου π.Χ αιώνα βασισμένη σε εικονογραφικά αρχαιολογικά ευρήματα της εποχής. Οι επωμίδες και ο κύριος κορμός φέρουν λεπιδωτή μεταλλική επένδυση αποτελούμενη από άνω των 1000 σφυρηλατημένες μπρούτζινες φολίδες οι οποίες στερεώνονται κατάλληλα σε χοντρό λινό υφασμάτινο υπόστρωμα. Η περιοχή του στήθους έχει ενισχυθεί από μπρούτζινη πλάκα 1,2 χιλ. αυξάνοντας […]
O λινοθώρακας αποτελεί ένα αρχαιολογικό μυστήριο που παραμένει μέχρι και σήμερα ένα ανοιχτό ερώτημα. Αυτό που καθιστά προβληματική την ανακατασκευή του είναι το γεγονός ότι δεν υπάρχουν μέχρι σήμερα επαρκή λογοτεχνικά και αρχαιολογικά ευρήματα ικανά να μας καθοδηγήσουν σε μία ασφαλή αναπαραγωγή. Όπως αποκαλύπτει και η ετυμολογία του όρου, ο λινοθώρακας ήταν ένα είδος αμυντικής […]
Heavily armored infantry hoplite of the 6th century B.C. The equipment follows the archaic manufacturing design and its completion makes exclusive use of copper and leather. The Corinthian style helmet made by copper is composite and weights about 3 kg. The top shell is covered with copper scales and there is a leather visor over […]
Αfter the collapse of Mycenean City-Kingdoms (Pilos , Mycenae etc) somewhere at the beginning of the 12th century BC , due to civil war between the former Achaean warriors of Trojan war and the current political elites, the coast lines of Near East/Egypt was received an enormous attack. The hordes of these unstoppable pirates are […]
Σύνθετη οργανική θωράκιση της Μυκηναϊκής περιόδου (15ος -12ος π.Χ αιώνας). Μπρούτζινοι σφυρήλατοι ομφαλοί διαφορετικών μεγεθών βρίσκονται στερεωμένοι με την βοήθεια μεταλλικών συνδετήρων σε χονδρό υφασμάτινο υπόστρωμα.
complete body armor which combines plate and composite scaled protection. It has based to various iconographic, artistic and Archaeological findings from Mainland Greece and Minor Asia.
Mycenean military technology demonstrates an enormous variety of defensive gears through a period of five centuries. Here we can see a reconstruction of a light equipped Mycenean hoplite.
Παρόλο την δημοφιλία που απολαμβάνει ο Σπαρτιάτης οπλίτης (6ος -5ος π.Χ αιώνα), η ολοκληρωμένη εικόνα της αμυντικής εξάρτυσης του παραμένει λίγο πολύ νεφελώδης ακόμα και σήμερα. Αυτό διότι δυστυχώς δεν έχουμε στην διάθεση μας αρκετές αυθεντικές καλλιτεχνικές αναπαραστάσεις αλλά και αρχαιολογικά ευρήματα που να συνδέονται με το κεφάλαιο αυτό. Οι Σπαρτιάτες, σε αντίθεση με τους […]
Πειραματική ανακατασκευή ασπίδας τύπου «Διπύλου» του 8ου π.Χ. αιώνα. Κατασκευασμένη αποκλειστικά από κλαδιά λυγαριάς και δέρμα. Το κατακόρυφο μήκος της είναι 1,2 μ και το μήκος των οριζόντιων τόξων των κορυφών είναι 0,90 μ. Τα ανοίγματα στην αριστερή και στην δεξιά πλευρά χρησιμεύουν ως ‘πολεμίστρες”. Ο μηχανισμός στήριξης της ασπίδας αποτελείται από σύστημα λαβής-αντιλαβής καθώς […]
Μυώδης ανατομικός θώρακας κατασκευασμένος από σφυρήλατο έλασμα μπρούτζου 1.2 χιλιοστών προσαρμοσμένος για θεατρικές ανάγκες.
The artistic and archaeological evidence from the Mycenean period reveal the use of individual oversized pauldrons, worn as main defensive devices by the hoplites.
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Two daggers of Mycenaean period (13th – 12th century BC) with double-edged pointed bronze blade. Three parallel bars runs the middle of the blade in order to enhance it’s mechanical strength. The handle is made of dried olive tree wood attached on place by copper rivets. The case is made by thick leather with waxed […]
Copy of Mycenaean sword (1300-1200 BC) with elongated double-edged bronze blade (typology: Naue II Group B) of an overall length of 85 cm including the handle. For the wooden part of the handle dried olive wood has been used. The same material is used for the making of the characteristic decorative lathed pommel in its […]
Reproduction of Late Hellenistic period swords (1450 BC) based on a find excavated in the area of Athens. The blade is made of bronze, it is two-sided with a central rib running its full width and has a total length of 76 cm (including the handle portion). Noteworthy features are their small width and integrated […]
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Bronze Greaves (“κνημίδες” – ” – knemides in Greek – stems from the word “κνήμη” or shin) were an essential component of hoplite panoplies during the Archaic and Classical period providing a measure of protection from the knee caps down to the lower part of the legs. They are descibed in multiple sources of ancient […]
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Πολεμικό βραχιόλι της Μυκηναϊκής περιόδου κατασκευασμένο από μπρούτζινο έλασμα 1,2 χιλιοστών. Αποτελείται από δύο ημικυλινδρικά κομμάτια με έκτυπες διακοσμήσεις κυματίων και περιμετρικών κωνικών απολήξεων.
Ancient Greek combat centered around heavily-protected shock infantry which explains why most ancient art depicts hoplites, but archers are not uncommon. These include Greek gods or demi-gods (Artemis, Hercules), exotic Scythians from the Black Sea and Amazons, Persians Sparabara infantry (Herodotus 9.60), Greek light infantry psiloi (Cretans. Thucidides VI 43) etc. Quivers (φαρέτρα, pharetra in […]
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Χαρακτηρίζονται από πολυχρωμία, αλλεπάλληλες στρώσεις /ταινίες υφάσματος και κροσσωτά άκρα προσδίδοντας ζωντάνια και μεγαλοπρέπεια.
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This is a heavy-duty, handmade belt for civilian use inspired by ancient Greek art. The buckle is made of cast bronze and is based on an original archaeological artifact found inside the ante chamber of Phillip II’s tomb at Vergina (Greece). The belt itself, a thick leather band with horizontal hand stiched decorations on its […]
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Ζεύγος αμυντικού εξοπλισμού για τα κάτω άκρα των οπλιτών. Έχουν βασιστεί σε αρχαιολογικό εύρημα χρονολογημένο στα τέλη του 6ου π.Χ αιώνα.
Bronze defensive buckler with a diameter of 30 cm. It is made of a 1.5 mm bronze sheet. It consists of three parts, a conical hub, the main body and the handle on its inner side. Parts are permanently connected with rivets. It follows a Gothic style with discrete multiple ribs that enhance mechanical strength […]
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Mπρούτζινα τσεκούρια Μυκηναϊκής περιόδου ( 13ος -11ος π.Χ αιώνας) με δερμάτινες θήκες για την κάλυψη των λεπίδων.
Aμφίστομος πέλεκυς της Ύστερης Μυκηναϊκής περιόδου με χυτευμένη μπρούτζινη λεπίδα. Οι διαστάσεις της λεπίδας είναι 15 εκατοστά μήκος, μέγιστο πλάτος 7 εκατοστά και μέγιστο πάχος 3 εκατοστά.
